Macaulay
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Dame Rose, c1885–1958, English poet and novelist.
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Thomas Babington 1st Baron, 1800–59, English historian, author, and statesman.
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Dame Rose. 1881–1958, British novelist. Her books include Dangerous Ages (1921) and The Towers of Trebizond (1956)
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Thomas Babington, 1st Baron. 1800–59, English historian, essayist, and statesman. His History of England from the Accession of James the Second (1848–61) is regarded as a classic of the Whig interpretation of history
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“I wish I was as cocksure of anything as Tom Macaulay is of everything.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
“Home Alone” star Macaulay Culkin and longtime partner Brenda Song have reportedly splashed out $10.3 million on a new home in Los Angeles—weeks after they offloaded their sprawling Toluca Lake estate for $14.24 million.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 20, 2026
Her on-screen son in holiday classics Home Alone and Home Alone 2: Lost In New York, Macaulay Culkin, also paid an emotional tribute on Instagram.
From BBC • Jan. 31, 2026
Macaulay Culkin, Pedro Pascal and other stars paid tribute to Catherine O’Hara after her death on Friday at age 71.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2026
“The owner was contacted. A Henry Winter. Goes to school up at the college. He says he lent the vehicle to Mr. Macaulay for the evening.”
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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